Our Travels and Adventures in Asia

From Nepal we travelled East to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Bali. What a beautiful part of the world. A world of contrasts, full of temples and new bright skyscrapers. Abject poverty and real money. A world of stunning landscapes and happy people. Southern Vietnam wowed us with excellent, affordable accommodation and beautiful beaches. Then from the hustle and bustle of Ha Noi to the stunning Ha Long bay with its, not so aromatic, floating village set in the most sensational views we spent Christmas 2009 in Saigon and New Year 2010 in Hong Kong, eventually moving on for a couple of sun soaked weeks in Bali. We really struggled to choose whether to extend our time in Asia or spend the two months we'd planned in Australia.

Cool Trips Asia

Bali – Temples, Turtles, Monkey Raids and Bali Belly

Bali – Temples, Turtles, Monkey Raids and Bali Belly

After a not so smooth landing we made it to Bali. Our first stop was Kuta, around a 5 minute drive from the airport. The town itself is the Australian... 

Bali Hi … Toughing It Out.

Bali Hi … Toughing It Out.

Hi all, we’re cruising around Australia at the moment, just got time to rough up a short video of our Bali photos. Will get a better update together... 

Hong Kong – New Year 2010

Hong Kong – New Year 2010

It was surprisingly easy to get from Hong Kong Airport to our hotel. First we got the airport express train to Kowloon, and then the free transfer bus... 

Hanoi and Ha-Long Bay

Hanoi and Ha-Long Bay

Hanoi was chaos! There was as much traffic as Ho Chi Minh, but the road rules are ignored even more and nowhere is safe; not even the pavement. We went... 

Hue Vietnam

Hue Vietnam

We stayed in Hue for a day as a stopover on the way to Hanoi. Firstly, every single map we got given was useless so we had a hard time finding our way... 

Hoi An – Tailor Town Vietnam

Hoi An – Tailor Town Vietnam

We got the night bus to Hoi An, and as the sun came up we got to see the rice paddies and the countryside that is called the back bone of Vietnam. Hoi... 

Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang

Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang

We left Cambodia for Vietnam and the flight from Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City was only 40 minutes. We then got through the airport really quickly and... 

Cambodia… Angkor is Under Construction

Cambodia… Angkor is Under Construction

We reached Cambodia and we knew just from the look of the airport we would like it here. The French built the airport and it’s designed like modern... 

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur & the Petronas Towers.

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur & the Petronas Towers.

Kuala Lumpur and the Petronas Towers one sight we definitely wanted to see. The Petronas towers operate on a ticket system and only issue so many free... 

Thailand – Cool trips in Asia

Thailand – Cool trips in Asia

Just a quick update on our short journey through Thailand. Arriving in Bangkok was surreal, but the new airport is good and we had no bad experiences with...